From loud acoustic, to louder three piece, and onwards as an even huger-sounding new band, Oxygen Thief has been playing riffs under this name for two decades now.

This show is an all dayer with some of my favourite bands and solo performers that I've met over the last twenty years.

1pm - 10pm
Saturday 26th September
The Croft, Bristol

First lineup announcement:

Oxygen Thief (full band)
Ben Marwood (acoustic)
Jim Lockey (acoustic)
Sarah Carey (acoustic)
Oli Duerden (acoustic)

+more bands and acoustic acts to follow.

£20 early bird tickets
£26 full price
£13 low income/unwaged

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Oxygen Thief
3 piece riff rock with mathy tendancies fronted by Bristol songwriter Barry Dolan. Starting out with a mission to be the loudest, heaviest acoustic act around, turning into a louder three piece, Oxygen Thief has toured with Möngöl Hörde, InMe, Jonah Matranga, played 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent festivals many times, and released three albums (the most recent two via Xtra Mile Recordings, home of Million Dead, Crazy Arm, Reuben).

Ben Marwood
Singer, songwriter, gardener. Regular tour buddy to Oxygen Thief/Non Canon over the years and Xtra Mile Recordings labelmate, Ben is making a rare live appearance outside of his native Reading.

Jim Lockey
A solo show without his band The Solemn Sun, Jim is also part of the Xtra Mile Recordings family. Jim, Ben, and Oxygen Thief released a split album in 2009 entitled "Exclamation At Asterisk Hash".

Sarah Carey
DIY punk singer-songwriter from somewhere between Leeds and Bradford who writes about gender identity, feminism, mental health and drinking too much buckfast. Sarah's music style draws influence from both punk and folk music, combining self-deprecating lyrics and open-tuned riffs in equal measure.

Oli Duerden
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist one quarter of Bristol riff-chiefs Left Side Brain and alumnus of Somerset post-rock recluses Blueneck. Oli has released two solo EPs so far.

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